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Bambaloo
GenrePreschool
Presented byAngela Kelly
Opening theme"Bambaloo Theme"
Ending theme"Bambaloo Theme" (karaoke)"
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes65
Production
Production locationATN
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesYoram Gross
The Jim Henson Company
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
ABC TV
Release2003 (2003) –
2007 (2007)

Bambaloo is a children's television program formerly shown on the Seven Network between 2003–2007. More recently it has been shown on the ABC and is suitable for 3- to 5-year-olds. The show focuses on song repetition to help children anticipate the next activity.[1] The show was created by famous Australian animator Yoram Gross and The Jim Henson Company for a total of 65 episodes.

Characters

  • Fidget the dog
  • Jet the fish
  • Portia the bird
  • Jinx and Gypsy the mice
  • Sam the human
  • Jake the human
  • There are also around 100 guests who get called to tell a story (and teach a lesson) to the bambaloo tree friends by Jinx and Gypsy.

Credited cast

  • Angela Kelly (Sam the human and host)
  • Andre Eikmeier (Jake the other human)
  • Emma de Vries (puppeteer and voice of Portia)
  • Adam Kronenberg (puppeteer and voice of Fidget)
  • David Collins (puppeteer and voice of Jinx and Jet)
  • Roslyn Oades (puppeteer and voice of Gypsy)

Songs

  • It's Hot Hot Hot
  • Diving (Water of the dolphin)
  • H20 OK
  • World is turing
  • Let's Celebrate
  • Directions
  • Animal Boogie
  • Funny Sounds
  • Criping Crawling

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Super Jet"21 July 2003 (2003-07-21)
2"The Hottest Spot"22 July 2003 (2003-07-22)
3"Jungle Japes"23 July 2003 (2003-07-23)
4"Fly Me To The Moon"24 July 2003 (2003-07-24)
5"Biscuit Bandits"25 July 2003 (2003-07-25)
6"A Nutty Treat"28 July 2003 (2003-07-28)
7"A Forest Friend"29 July 2003 (2003-07-29)

Production

Animated by Buster Dandy Productions which also did Five Minutes More and Blue Water High (even though the show was made by Southern Star). Bambaloo is a Yoram Gross EM.TV/Jim Henson Television production. Produced in association with Seven Network

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)